MLCO vs CHDN vs LVS Stock Comparison

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Churchill Downs and Las Vegas Sands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHDN Churchill Downs Inc
$81.52 +2.2% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.68B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.54%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp
$36.11 -7.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$22.64B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
3.18%
Casinos Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Las Vegas Sands leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Las Vegas Sands 5, Melco Resorts & Entertainment 5, Churchill Downs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMLCOCHDNLVSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.53B $5.68B $22.64B LVS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.4x 13.8x 14.3x MLCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 11.6x 13.9x MLCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.2% +5.7% +10.9% LVS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 13.8% 11.8% CHDN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 231.9% 8.4% 14.9% MLCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 4.8x 2.9x MLCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.54% 3.18% LVS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% -20.9% -39.2% CHDN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.6%/yr -7.3%/yr -1.9%/yr LVS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 34.3% 31.4% LVS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 51/100 81/100 MLCO

Percentile Scorecard

MLCOCHDNLVS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMLCOCHDNLVS
Valuation 100 #1 of 44 63 #17 of 44 91 #5 of 44
Growth 91 #5 of 43 69 #14 of 43 81 #9 of 43
Profitability 88 #6 of 41 83 #8 of 41 95 #3 of 41
Financial Health 61 #19 of 47 20 #38 of 47 54 #22 of 47
Shareholder Returns – 21 #23 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Overall 85 51 81
  • MLCO ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • CHDN ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure
  • LVS ranked among 48 companies in Gaming and Leisure

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMLCOCHDNLVSSPY
1 month -20.7%+2.2%-7.3% -0.2%
3 months -33.5%-8.6%-25.1% +3.9%
6 months -32.4%-18.1%-33.5% +8.2%
Year to date -50.5%-28.4%-44.5% +12.9%
1 year -55.6%-20.9%-39.2% +12.3%
3 years -55.3%-24.9%-23.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.6%-9.1%-8.4% +23.3%
5 years -66.3%-31.6%-9.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.6%-7.3%-1.9% +10.9%
10 years -77.9%+256.3%-36.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.0%+13.6%-4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMLCOCHDNLVSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%34.3%31.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%34.5%35.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.670.490.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.41-0.61-1.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.1%-50.4%-52.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-30.7%-48.0% -1.2%
52-week high $9.39$117.59$69.49 $779.14
52-week low $3.73$73.95$35.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMLCOCHDNLVS
P/E now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 17.0x 13.8xmedian 17.0x 14.3xmedian 17.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 10.8x 10.8xmedian 10.8x 8.0xmedian 10.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 11.2x 10.0xmedian 11.2x 9.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 173.9xmedian 2.4x 4.2xmedian 2.4x -65.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.56 1.65median 0.56 0.34median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMLCOCHDNLVS
Revenue $4.69B $2.99B $13.60B
Gross profit $4.54B $1.02B $6.46B
Operating income $477.81M $721.50M $2.85B
Net income $196.16M $415.70M $1.81B
Free cash flow $506.29M $567.90M $2.41B
R&D $4.78M – $180.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.59 $5.91 $2.52
Cash & equivalents $454.26M $196.00M $2.86B
Total debt $14.51M $4.77B $15.44B
Shares (diluted) 400.63M 70.00M 640.00M
Enterprise value -$1.10B $4.95B $9.46B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMLCOCHDNLVS
P/E 6.4x 13.8x 14.3x
P/FCF 3.0x 10.0x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 7.1x 6.5x
P/S 0.3x 1.9x 1.7x
P/B 173.9x 4.2x -65.8x
P/Tangible book -8.7x -4.8x -65.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.1x 10.8x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 2.3x 14.2x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 3.4x 2.6x
EV/FCF 2.1x 18.1x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 12.9x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 1.65 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMLCOCHDNLVS
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.2% 5.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 10.9% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.4% 8.0% 5.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 13.2% 16.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.6% 1.0% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 19.7% 25.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 914.5% -4.1% 0.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 5.2% 39.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 347.7% -1.0% 10.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 8.4% 42.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.7% 1.0% 27.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.2% 14.3% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 54.7% 86.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.1% 160.6% 23.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMLCOCHDNLVS
Gross margin 96.6% 34.2% 47.5%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 31.8% 32.4%
Operating margin 10.2% 24.1% 20.9%
Pretax margin 4.0% 19.6% 16.3%
Net margin 5.0% 13.8% 11.8%
FCF margin 10.8% 19.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 26.6% 25.6%
Return on equity 1,233% 34.1% 656.1%
Return on assets 3.2% 5.5% 9.2%
Return on invested capital 231.9% 8.4% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 9.4% 11.7% 18.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMLCOCHDNLVS
Debt / assets 0.2% 63.5% 79.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 3.6x -44.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 4.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 8.4x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 82.2% 101.8%
Equity / assets 0.1% 17.8% -1.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x 2.5x 3.8x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.72 1.37 2.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMLCOCHDNLVS
Dividend yield – 0.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% 12.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.1% 15.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMLCOCHDNLVS
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.35FY2026 $7.03FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -23.9%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 -13.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +57.1% -3.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.39BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 $14.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.4%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% +1.4% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMLCOCHDNLVS
Held by institutions 25.7% 85.5% 41.0%
Institutions holding 165 462 710
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.1% +7.5% +0.1%
Institutions buying 84 239 331
Institutions selling 49 146 290
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.64 1.14

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MLCOCHDNLVS
MLCO 1.00 0.21 0.52
CHDN 0.21 1.00 0.18
LVS 0.52 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MLCO, CHDN and LVS?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) $1.53B, Churchill Downs (CHDN) $5.68B, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) $22.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, MLCO, CHDN and LVS?

Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 6.4x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) is cheapest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 10.7x, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 11.6x, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) +5.2%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) +5.7%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Churchill Downs (CHDN) has the highest net margin (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 5.0%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 13.8%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) leads (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 231.9%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 8.4%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Churchill Downs (CHDN) returned the most: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -55.6%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -20.9%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -39.2%. Over five years, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) compounded fastest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) -19.6%/yr, Churchill Downs (CHDN) -7.3%/yr, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has the highest dividend yield: Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 0.00%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 0.54%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 3.18%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been the steadiest (Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) 39.4%, Churchill Downs (CHDN) 34.3%, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) 31.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MLCO, CHDN and LVS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.